Phonics

Hopton C of E VCP School

Impact

Phonics is now consistently in excess of 10% above national, and reading in KS1 has moved by 27%, with all measures well in excess of national. This has also ensured successful preparation for children in the first intake of KS2.

Need identified

In 2013 Year One Phonics was 53%. A strategy was required to improve this as it was below the National, and also impacting on reading and writing, creating gaps in learning.

Initiative

We reviewed our teaching of phonics skills in the following ways:

In addition to Literacy lessons, all children have phonics sessions every day. All staff get involved in this;

Children are prepared for the test throughout the year by the Headteacher, and gaps diagnosed, then worked on in interventions. This gives these sessions extra importance. Also, the skills for securing the test are different to the skills of phonics learning in the classroom, so children are also supported in the different skills needed for the test;

There is an expectation of learning at every opportunity – all children come into school to a prepared activity straight away.

Worth Mentioning

A priority in the school is to hear children read, as often and to as many people as possible. Parents run the library and are committed to the reading rota.

Submitted by

Marc Careless at Hopton C of E VCP School

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